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INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS. What is computer graphics?. Computer graphics refers to the creation , storage and manipulation of pictures and drawings using digital computers Used in diverse fields to represent data .

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INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS

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  1. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS

  2. What is computer graphics? • Computer graphics refers to the creation, storage and manipulation of pictures and drawings using digital computers • Used in diverse fields to represent data . • Scientific researches, engineering applications, medicine, business, industry, government, art, entertainment, advertising, education and other fields make use of computer graphics. • It enhances the communication between computers and users.

  3. Application of Computer Graphics • Designing • Engineering and architectural systems use graphics for designing consumer products and many other applications . CAD(computer aided design) is used frequently in designing buildings, cities, aircraft, spacecraft, defence mechanism and so on. • Graphics make computer applications much more interactive, active and dynamic . It opens unlimited experimenting options for the designer .

  4. Image processing • Animation • Morphing • Simulation • E-learning • Graphic design • 2D and 3D image processing and visualization Example of graphic design of a car 3D picture Animation

  5. Film Industry • Used largely in film industries and multimedia application. • Leaders of artistry and quality

  6. Game Industry • The newest driving force in CG • Focus on interactivity • Cost effective solutions • Avoiding commutating and other tricks • Games drive the baseline • Medical Imaging and Scientific Visualization • Tools for teaching and diagnosis • New data representations and modalities • Drive issues of precision and correctness • Focus on presentation and interpretation of data • Construction of models from acquired data

  7. Basic terms related to display devices: • Pixel: A pixel is defined as the smallest size object or colour spot that can be displayed and addressed on a monitor.  Pixels are normally arranged in a regular 2-dimensional grid, and are often represented using dots or squares. • Resolution: They are two types • 1) Image Resolution: It refers to pixel spacing. In normal PC monitor it ranges between 25 to 80 pixels per inch. • 2) Screen Resolution: It is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. • Dot: The internal surface of the coated monitor screen is arranged into millions of tint cells(red, green, blue) called Dots.

  8. Dot pitch: It is the distance between any two dots of the same colour. It is the measure of screen resolution. Smaller the dot pitch, higher will be the resolution, sharpness and detailed. • Note: If the image resolution is more compared to the inherent resolution, then the displayed image quality gets reduced. • Aspect ratio: It is the ratio of the number of X pixels to the Y pixels. The standard aspect ratio for PCs is 4:3 and 5:4. • Note: 5:4 aspect ratio distorts the image a bit.

  9. Table 1: Common resolution, respective number of pixels and standard aspect ratios.

  10. Bit Planes, Colour Depth and Colour Palette NOTE: • The appearance and colour of a pixel of an image is result of interaction of three primary colour. • When the intensity of all the 3 electron beam is high it results in a white pixel. • When the intensity of all the 3 electron beam is low it results in a black pixel. • When the intensity of all the 3 electron beam is in any other combination it results in a intermediate coloured pixel.

  11. Colour Depth: The number of memory bits required to store colour information(intensity value for all three primary colour component) about a pixel is called colour depth or bit depth. Corresponding to the intensity value 0 or 1,pixel can be black or white. • Bit plane or bitmap: The block of memory which stores bi-level intensity values for each pixel of a full screen pure black and white image is called a bit map or bit plane. • NOTE: • Colour or grey levels can be achieved using additional bit planes. Hence n-bits per pixel means colour depth=n and it is a collection of n bit planes allowing 2^n colours at every pixel.

  12. Figure: For colour depth=n, n number of bit planes are used, each bit plane contribute to the gray shade of pixel.

  13. Note: The more the number of bits used per pixel, the finer the colour detail of the image. However more memory is used for storage. Table: Common colour depths used in PCs

  14. True colour: ForTrue Colour three bytes of information is used- Red, Greenand Blue . A byte can hold 256 different values and so 256 voltage settings are possible for each electron. Hence each primary colour has 256 intensities. 16 million colour possibilities. True colour is necessary for doing high quality photo-editing, graphical design etc. Primary Colours

  15. Figure: For Bit depth = 24 (true colour display) , 8 bit planes used for storing each primary colour component ;of the colour value of a pixel

  16. High Colour: For High Colour two bytes of information are used to store the intensity values for all three colours. This is done by dividing 16 bits into 5 bits for blue 5 bits for red and 6 bits for green. Hence it has reduced colour precision and loss of visible picture quality. It is sometimes preferred as it uses 33% less memory than in true colour. 256-Colour Mode: In 265-colour mode the PC uses only 8 bits. It may use 2 bits for blue, 3 bits for green and red. There is chances that most of the colours of a picture are not present. In such cases we use a palette or look-up table.

  17. Palette or Look-up table: A palette or look-up table is a separate memory block created containing 256 different colours. The intensity values stored therein are not constrained within the range of 0-3 for blue and 0-7 for red and green. The intensity value finally results in having intensity 0- 256 each. It is an excellent compromise at the cost of moderate increase in memory. It can be reloaded any time with different colour combination.

  18. Frame Buffer : The frame buffer is the video memory that is used to hold or map the image displayed on the screen. The amount of memory required to hold the image depend primarily on the resolution of the screen image and the colour depth. The formula to calculate how much video memory is required at a given resolution and bit depth is given below. Memory in MB = (X-resolution*Y-resolution*Bit per pixel)/(8*1024*1024)

  19. Display Devices: The most prominent part of a computer is the display system that is responsible for graphic display. Some of the common types are given below: Raster Scan Display Random Scan Display Direct View storage tube. Flat Panel Displays Three Dimensional Viewing Devices Stereoscopic and Virtual Reality System Fig : CRT used in TVs

  20. Raster Scan Display and Random Scan Display: Basically there are two types of CRT’s- Raster Scan type and Random Scan type. The main difference between the two is the technique with which the image is generated on the phosphor coated CRT screen. In Raster scan type the electron beam sweeps the entire screen from left to right, top to bottom, in the same fashion as we write on a notebook, word by word. In Random Scan type the electronic beam is directed straightway to the particular point(s) on the screen where the image has to be produced. This technique is also called vector drawing or stroke writing or calligraphic display.

  21. Figure: Drawing a triangle on a Raster Scan Display

  22. Figure :Drawing a triangle using Random Scan Display

  23. Though the vector drawn images lack in depth and real- like colour precision, the random display can work at higher resolution than raster displays. The images are sharper and have smooth edges unlike the jagged lines and edges in raster type. Direct View Storage Tube : It is rarely used now-a-days as part of display system. In DVST there is no refresh buffer; the images are created by drawing vectors or line segment with relatively slow moving electron beam.

  24. It is one of the display devices in which an electron flood gun and writing gun is present. The flood gun floods electrons to a wire grid on which already the writing gun has written some image. The electrons from the flood gun will be repelled back by the negatively charged wire grid which has been charged so by the writing electron beam. The part of the wire grid which has not been charged -ve will allow the electrons to pass through and the electrons will collide on the screen and produce the image.Advantages- 1)Refreshing CRT is not required.2)Complex picture can be displayed in high resolution without flicker3)It has flat screen

  25. Flat Panel Display: It refers to a class of video devices that have a:- reduced volume, smaller,thinner, reduced weight and reduced power requirements compared to a standard CRT In existence since 1964’s,Flat panel displays are much thinner and flatter than traditional TVs Examples are LCD, Plasma display panel, LED panel and thin CRT. • Current usage: • Small and big TV monitors • Pocket video games • Laptop computers • Advertisement boards in elevators and showrooms. • Portable monitors.

  26. Thin/Slim CRT: To produce a thin CRT, the normal CRT is reduced by bending it in the middle. The deflection apparatus is modified so that electron beams can be bend through 90 degrees to focus on the screen and at the same time can be steered up and down and across the screen. Fig: Thin CRT from Candescent Technologies

  27. LCD(LIQUID CRISTAL DISPLAY) LCD consists of a layer of liquid crystal, sandwiched between two polarized plates. The polarizers are aligned perpendicular to each other, so that light incident on the first polarizer will be blocked by the second. The LCD displays are addressed in a matrix fashion. Rows and Columns are defined by a thin layer of vertical transparent conductors. The intersection of the two conductors defines a pixel position.

  28. Figure: There are two thin films of polarizer glued on both sides of the glass. The purpose of the polarizer is to allow the right amount of backlight to pass through it in order to have a proper display.

  29. The liquid crystal material is made up of long rod shaped crystalline molecules containing cynobiphenyl units. • The individual polar molecules in a nematic LC layer are normally arranged in a spiral fashion. • Light from an internal source enters the first polarizer(say horizontal) and is polarized accordingly. As the light passes through the LC layer it is twisted 90 degrees. • NOTE: The light entering through the front polarizer is not allowed to pass through the rear polarizer due to mismatch of polarization direction. The result is ZERO reflection of light and hence the LCD appears black. • In a color LCD there are layers of 3 liquid crystal panels one on top of other. Each one is filled with a color- Red, Green or Blue liquid crystal.

  30. Fig: Layer of LCD panel

  31. Advantage of 3 layers: It helps create as many as screen pixels as intersections. It has high resolution panels. Each pixel comprises 3 color cells or sub pixel elements. Comparison between LCD and CRT: The image painting operation in LCD panel is different from CRT. Both are of Raster scan type. FIG: LCD and CRT

  32. Plasma Panel : Here a layer of gas usually neon is sandwiched between two glass plates. Thin vertical strips of conductor run across one plate, while horizontal conductors run up and down the other plate. By applying high voltage to a pair of horizontal and vertical conductors, a pair of horizontal and vertical conductors, a small section of gas at the intersection of the conductors breaks down into glowing plasma of electrons and ions. In the array of gas bulbs, each one can be set to an ‘on’ state or ‘off ‘state by adjusting the voltage of the pair of conductor.

  33. Advantage: 1) Excellent brightness. 2)High contrast 3)Huge scalability Limitation: 1) Very costly. Fig: Layers of Plasma Panel

  34. READYMADE IMAGE SCANNER: A graphic device which directly copies images from a paper or photograph and converts it into the digital format for display, storage and graphic manipulation is called a scanner. Types of scanner: Drum scanner : They are the high-end scanners. 2. Sheetfed scanner: They are ordinary type scanner. 3. Flatbed scanner: It strikes a balance between the above two in quality as well as price. 4. Handheld scanner / bar code readers: They are used for scanning documents in strips of about 4 inches wide by holding the scanner in one hand and sliding it over the documents.

  35. Fig: Sheetfed scanner Fig: Drum Scanner Fig: Barcode Reader Fig : Flatbed Scanner

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